Not a holiday ad, but still heartwarming: Chevrolet selected 11 kids from across the globe as "Chevrolet Mascots," based on their love of soccer. "Journey" begins with the moment these kids -- from Brazil, China, India, Thailand and the U.S. -- were named mascots. The kids received the good news in a video piece from famous soccer players. The kids were then flown to Manchester to meet their idols and see their own faces on a massive billboard outside the stadium. "Where there's play, there's beautiful possibilities," closes the ad, seen here, and …

This ad launched earlier this fall -- but watching it still makes me smile and long to sing opera. EA SPORTS launched a two-minute video to promote its FIFA 16 game that's full of famous soccer stars and operatic voices. The global campaign stars Lionel Messi Sergio Aguero and Alex Morgan -- both as real people and video game avatars -- making tackles, strikes and goals in both realms, as a tweaked version of an aria from the "Barber of Seville" plays. Watch out for cameo appearances from Kobe Bryant, Pele and the fat …

Random App of the week:EA Sports launched an NBA Live Mobile Companion App that allows players to scan their faces and customize players so that they, along with their friends, can be in the game. The process of scanning your face and downloading the finished product in-game takes less than five minutes. If you try to use a picture in bad lighting or one that doesn't feature your face prominently, the app alerts you. Huge created the free app which is available in the App Store and Google Play.

I always wonder the same thing when baseball players huddle at the mound: Are they really talking about the hitter, or just making plans for after the game? State Farm pokes fun at NFL referees to promote its Discount Double Check feature. The ad stars Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and his encounter with a referee post-game. The ref is happy that Rodgers introduced him to the Discount Double Check feature and only wishes he had it during a pivotal moment in the game. None of the refs saw an important play, so …

Naughty and nice Christmas ads. Planet Fitness is no "Battle Gym." Let's launch!